Electroconductive materials with high potential for wearable electronic devices integration

The paper presents a study regarding the possibility of integration of sensors and actuators in textiles structures. There is an increased interest on the application of wearable technology to monitor older adults and people with chronic conditions in the home. By using wearable devices for physiological monitoring could help in diagnosis or ongoing treatment of patients with neurological, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases such as hypertension, dysrthymias and asthma. For portability and wearer comfort the monitoring devices must be integrated in wearable and flexible structures. The experimental part contents the evaluation of the textile structure in terms of conductivity and electrical resistivity. For the experimental part was used woven structure with conductive yarns on warp direction. By analyzing the resistivity values it can be concluded that for modeling of textile conductive structure with potential usage in area of wearable electronic device (sensors or actuators) it is very important the density of conductive wire in the structure. For analyzing the surface resistivity and conductivity it was taken into account the thickness of the material. The tests were performed according to SR EN 1149-1 standard.